WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG (Klingenberg, Germany; www.wika.com)has acquired Ettore Cella S.p.A. The Italian company specializes in providing pressure and temperature switches for process instrumentation. With the integration of Cella into the group of companies, WIKA sets the course for targeted developments in this instrument category. The product offering is primarily aimed at customers in the chemical/petrochemical industry, oil & gas industry, as well as the energy and water/wastewater industry. The pressure and temperature switches, which will still be sold under the label Cella, have ATEX approval and are certified for safety-critical applications per SIL IEC 61508. Ettore Cella was founded in 1897 by Ettore Cella in Milan and has been family-owned since then. About 50 people are employed at the current location in Bareggio, Italy, which is near Milan.
WIKA acquires switch provider Ettore Cella
| By Mary Page Bailey